A filariasis that involves parasitic infection caused by the nematode Onchocerca volvulus, which is transmitted to humans through the bite of a blackfly of the genus Simulium. The worms spread throughout the body and, when they die, cause intense itching and a strong immune system response that can destroy nearby tissue. The symptoms include pruritus, dermatitis, blindness, onchocercomata (subcutaneous nodules), and lymphadenopathy. [ url:http://www.dpd.cdc.gov/dpdx/HTML/Filariasis.htm http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ECO_0007637 ]
Synonyms: Onchocerca volvulus infection volvulosis Infection by Onchocerca volvulus
Term information
- UMLS_CUI:C0029001
- ICD10CM:B73
- NCI:C34861
- MESH:D009855
- ICD9CM:125.3
- GARD:7252
- SNOMEDCT_US_2023_03_01:38539003
DO_rare_slim, DO_infectious_disease_slim, NCIthesaurus
Term relations
- filariasis
- has symptom some enlargement of lymph nodes
- has symptom some blindness
- disease has feature some dermatitis
- has material basis in some Onchocerca volvulus
- has symptom some itching
- has symptom some eczema
- has symptom some lymphadenopathy